The Muslim suicide bomber who attacked a Manchester concert was likely to have been working with other terrorists but was only known to the security services “up to a point”, British home secretary has said. Salman Ramadan Abedi was known to the intelligence agencies but it was not yet known whether Islamic State directed the attack on Manchester Arena. The presence of soldiers on the streets, in support of armed police, would be temporary, after a decision was taken to raise the threat level from severe to critical on Tuesday night.
Salman Abedi unlikely to have been acting alone
